You guys, surgery is in less than a month. I have to go get my pre op testing next week. I work Monday so I’m thinking Tuesday will be the day! Blood work, chest x-ray and EKG. My babies all started school. Emilia is rocking kindergarten. She literally twirled into the building. Owen’s killing it […]
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Birmingham
Yesterday I had my LAST set of scans at UAB. I mean probably. There’s always a chance I’ll need a mammogram some other time for whatever reason but it’s so unlikely. Geri and I left at 6AM on Tuesday to head to Atlanta. They’re furnishing a beach house and I am so honored to help […]
Next. Month.
Y’all! I’m having surgery NEXT month! It’s so insane. I feel like my blog posts of late have been a continual groundhog’s day of how is it possible that time is so fast. My kids start school NEXT WEEK! Next Friday but still! Today, Gabriel is at his orientation day. They call it Shark School. […]
Clean 30
So, this summer, well let’s be real. Ever since my blood test result came back as positive for the BRCA1 mutation, I’ve been off the rails with my eating. I’ve gained something crazy. I don’t actually even know how much I’ve gained. My clothes aren’t fitting right and I definitely am not feeling comfortable in […]
Total Darkness
Yesterday we drove to the Marianna caverns. They’re air filled caves. You go down a set of slippery limestone stairs and into this cave. The temperature remains a constant 65ยบ year round. After coming from the humid 90+ degree day it felt downright chilly in the cave. There is electricity throughout the cave. You have […]
T minus 2 months
It’s the 11th of the month. I suppose the 11th will now have meaning to me of every month. From now on it’s a milestone. Two months until surgery. Then one. Then it’s DD day. Then it’ll be one month post op, and two…and so on. Time is going by so quickly. Each week is […]
July
Somehow I blinked and now suddenly it’s July. Things are moving at lightening speed and I’m struggling to keep up. In a month and a few days my kiddos will start school again. Emilia, my newborn, will be a kindergartener. She’ll be fearless and smart and strong. Owen, my angel baby, will be a second […]
July
Somehow I blinked and now suddenly it’s July. Things are moving at lightening speed and I’m struggling to keep up. In a month and a few days my kiddos will start school again. Emilia, my newborn, will be a kindergartener. She’ll be fearless and smart and strong. Owen, my angel baby, will be a second […]
Yikes
So, it’s been a while. I think I’ve kind of buried my head in the sand ostrich style. We are comfortably in our summertime routine. I work M, F and Saturday. Sunday is our family day. We’ve gone to Shipwreck Island, a water park that the kids have been begging to go to for the […]
Homeopathic
I realize I won’t get through this journey without scars. I will have physical reminders of my decision to have a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and DIEP flap reconstruction for the rest of my life. However, I know that that your grandmother had this amazing concoction for making scars less visible, whether it be vitamin e […]
